Antony Armstrong-Jones, also known as Lord Snowdon, Net Worth 2018

Antony Armstrong-Jones, more commonly known as Lord Snowdon, was the former husband of Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. He died on January 13, 2018, in his home in Kensington at age 86..

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Antony Armstrong-Jones Career, Earnings, Salary

Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon or more commonly known as Lord Snowdon, was the former husband of Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. They have two children, David Armstrong-Jones and Lady Sarah Chatto. It was reported though, that he fathered an illegitimate daughter named, Polly Fry, before marrying Princess Margaret. He was born on March 7, 1930 in Belgravia, London, England. His parents, barrister Ronald Armstrong-Jones and Anne Messel, Countess of Rosse, divorced when he was five years old. Armstrong-Jones got afflicted with Polio during a holiday in Wales. His early education was from Sandroyd School. Armstrong-Jones later attended Eton College and eventually studied architecture at Jesus College in Cambridge.

Armstrong-Jones became a photographer after university. He started as an apprentice with Baron the photographer and later started earning a salary. In the 1970s, he became a highly reputed photographer. He took portraits of famous people including Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Rupert Everett, Barbara Cartland, Diana, Princess of Wales and Princess Grace of Monaco, to name a few. His work was featured in magazines such as Tatler, Queen, Vogue, Vanity Fair and The Daily Telegraph.

Armstrong-Jones first documentary film, Don’t Count the Candles won Emmy awards in 1968. His portrait photograph of the Queen became the cover of their Greatest Hits album same with the portrait photograph he took of Freddie Mercury, which also became the cover of his box set called, The Solo Collection. He had a retrospective exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 2000, called Photographs by Snowdon: A Retrospective. Armstrong-Jones worked with the creative director of Bottega Veneta, Tomas Maier, for his 2006 Fall/Winter campaign.

Armstrong-Jones co-designed the Snowdon Aviary of the London Zoo. He had a patent for an electric wheelchair in 1971. Armstrong-Jones was involved with the Polio Research Fund. Through the Snowdon Trust, he gave awards to disabled students and he also provided scholarships and grants. After the divorce of Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret in 1978, he married Lucy Mary Lindsay-Hogg on December 15 of the same year. They have a daughter named Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones. They separated in 2000 when Armstrong-Jones’s son with Melanie Cable-Alexander was revealed. Armstrong-Jones died on January 13, 2018, in his home in Kensington. He was 86 years old.